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Chargement... The River Home: An Angler's Explorations (édition 1998)par Jerry Dennis (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe River Home: An Angler's Explorations par Jerry Dennis
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Nature.
Sports & Recreations.
Nonfiction.
HTML: In this remarkable collection of essays and stories, winner of the Best Book of the Year Award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Jerry Dennis demonstrates why he has emerged as one of America's finest writers on nature and the outdoors. In prose that has drawn comparisons with John Voelker, Sigurd Olson, and Aldo Leopold, Dennis celebrates the simple pleasures and complex challenges of family life, the allure of giant trout, the sacredness of secret places, and such wonders as bad weather, quirky fishing companions, and the occasional naked angler. Ranging from northern Michigan to Iceland, Chile, and the fabled rivers of the American West, The River Home is a passionate record of a life lived fully, crafted with clarity, insight, and good humorâ??by a writer gifted with an instinct for what matters. PRAISE: "This bright and sharply written book is a guide to a life lived consciously, a prerequisite and bonus of the sport done well." â??Lisa Faye Kaplan, USA Today "Collections of essays about the outdoors and fishing crowd the shelves, but Dennis's fresh writing and marvelous insights merit special attention. This fine collection will appeal to fans of Hal Borland, W.D. Wetherell, and Nick Lyons, as well as to those who enjoy the essays of fiction writers William Tapply and Thomas McGuane." â??Booklist "Even if you've never pulled on a pair of waders, you should read this funny and wise book about fly fishing â?? and a lot more." â??Georgia Times-Union "In this book, Dennis elevates the typical 'outdoor' essay, usually a mere recollection of adventures while hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing, or pursuing other outdoor activities. He has transcended the typical by blending in elements of 'nature' writing: observation, research, speculation about the world in which the sportsman places himself." â??The Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The essays range from asking "Why Fish?" (can we ever really answer this?) to discussing what makes good fishing buddies to tying your own flies. Fishing travelogue takes you to the Chilean Andes for giant trout and to Iceland for Atlantic Salmon.
But it is in those essays where he combines a wisdom acquired from nature with a sense of the inevitableness of ageing where Dennis excels. The "River Home" and the "Music Out There" explore what it means to be human, finite and transient. "I passed the decade of my twenties in motion, living no place for long...Now beginning my forties I find it strange and heartening to feel at home on this earth at last".
Nostalgia sells, particularly to the kind of person who finds solace on a quiet river and is starting to reflect on his life. Although Dennis plays this card it does not detract from his theme of renewal through returning to a home. In any case what's wrong with a little bit of nostalgia?
A warm and optimistic read. (